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Mixed Nuts Kheer | Vegan Kheer Recipes

A rich and creamy vegan kheer for this festive season with mixed nuts! Yes, you read it right – a creamy vegan kheer. Check out the delicious mixed nuts kheer recipe with the goodness of cashews, almonds, and pistachios with a detailed video.

When you combine almonds, cashews, and pistachios how can it not be creamy? I did not use any diary here also no almond or cashew milk. Thanks to all the nuts that make this kheer oh-so-delicious. I learned this recipe from my MIL, and I made this for a few festivals as well. We enjoyed and relished, and I was waiting for the right time to share here on my blog, and here I am sharing right on time for Navratri and Diwali.

The Ingredients & the Measure:

There is no set measurement or set ingredients for this kheer. You can use any nut varieties that you have in hand or use one kind like almonds or cashews. For this recipe, I went with almonds, cashews, and pistachios. You can include pecans, walnuts also. I love the flavor of cardamom, and I used two whole cardamom and cloves as well.

Things to Keep in Mind:

Stirring the kheer is the key thing here. As we are mixing nuts and rice, the kheer thickens fast, and if we don’t stir for every 30 seconds, we will end with big lumps. Guess what; you don’t need to mix it for a long time. The kheer needs that one on one attention for less than 10 minutes. Initially you mix the kheer until it thickens and it takes four to five minutes, and after adding sugar and additional water, you stir for three to four minutes. I can assure you that it’s worth the time. Adding rice thickens not only the kheer but also adds volume and act as a binding agent.

Why Vegan Kheer?

There is no specific reason for keeping it vegan. You can add water and milk for thinning the kheer or other non-diary kinds of milk as well. I skipped the ghee-tempered raisins and nuts and used crushed pistachios to garnish instead. You can find other kheer/payasam recipes here on my category link.

Without any further ado, here is the video and the detailed written recipe that you can print.

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